May the road rise to meet you; may the wind be always at your back; May the sun shine warm upon your face,the rains fall soft upon your field and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. Safe traveis andgood health to you, Boy, and Pompey.

We've never met, but your blog is always worth the read......so....I will miss you.....isn't life incredibly provocative, missing someone you've never known! Find enjoyment wherever you can. Read you in the Fall!Angela Muller

We too will be heading off here and there in a couple of weeks from now, and won't return for about six weeks - so I know the feeling. Safe travels Reggie and I will look forward to reading your blog when you return.Kirk

I'm imagining Darlington House's shutters closed against the heat, its handsome furniture covered in dust covers, the chandeliers bagged against the flies that always seem to find a way in and the clocks stilled for the duration, awaiting--like all of us--your return. Have a great summer!

Dear Mr. Darling, Hope your plate turns out to be less full than you envision, and that you enjoy your time off from the blog. As the other commenters have said, I really enjoy your blog and check it often to see if there are new posts. You are witty and fun, refined and educational without being at all stuffy or grandiose. You capture the best of living well: It's how one spends time and with whom one spends it rather than the more familiar "spending" that occupies so many. A happy and healthy summer to you, Boy and Pompey! Elisabeth

Reggie darling, you are so conscientious, a scholar and a gentleman! I usually just disappear, and turn up again when I start getting e-mails asking if I'm dead. :) Have a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful summer! N.G.

About Me

Saint Grottlesex/Ivy League somewhat-observant Episcopalian WASP living on Manhattan's UES during the week with a career in finance. Weekends I hightail it up to the Hudson River Valley where I'm ruinously restoring and furnishing a jewel of a Federal house with my spouse, Boy Fenwick, and our most-adored pug, Basil, who has decided views on these subjects.